diff --git a/cmd/swarm/global-store/main.go b/cmd/swarm/global-store/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1490307cbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/global-store/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/cmd/utils"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+)
+
+var gitCommit string // Git SHA1 commit hash of the release (set via linker flags)
+
+func main() {
+	err := newApp().Run(os.Args)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error(err.Error())
+		os.Exit(1)
+	}
+}
+
+// newApp construct a new instance of Swarm Global Store.
+// Method Run is called on it in the main function and in tests.
+func newApp() (app *cli.App) {
+	app = utils.NewApp(gitCommit, "Swarm Global Store")
+
+	app.Name = "global-store"
+
+	// app flags (for all commands)
+	app.Flags = []cli.Flag{
+		cli.IntFlag{
+			Name:  "verbosity",
+			Value: 3,
+			Usage: "verbosity level",
+		},
+	}
+
+	app.Commands = []cli.Command{
+		{
+			Name:    "websocket",
+			Aliases: []string{"ws"},
+			Usage:   "start swarm global store with websocket endpoint",
+			Action:  startWS,
+			// Flags only for "start" command.
+			// Allow app flags to be specified after the
+			// command argument.
+			Flags: append(app.Flags,
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "dir",
+					Value: "",
+					Usage: "data directory",
+				},
+				cli.StringFlag{
+					Name:  "endpoint",
+					Value: "0.0.0.0:3033",
+					Usage: "websocket endpoint",
+				},
+				cli.StringSliceFlag{
+					Name:  "origins",
+					Value: &cli.StringSlice{"*"},
+					Usage: "websocket origins",
+				},
+			),
+		},
+	}
+
+	return app
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/global-store/run_test.go b/cmd/swarm/global-store/run_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d7ef626e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/global-store/run_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/docker/docker/pkg/reexec"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/internal/cmdtest"
+)
+
+func init() {
+	reexec.Register("swarm-global-store", func() {
+		if err := newApp().Run(os.Args); err != nil {
+			fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, err)
+			os.Exit(1)
+		}
+		os.Exit(0)
+	})
+}
+
+func runGlobalStore(t *testing.T, args ...string) *cmdtest.TestCmd {
+	tt := cmdtest.NewTestCmd(t, nil)
+	tt.Run("swarm-global-store", args...)
+	return tt
+}
+
+func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
+	if reexec.Init() {
+		return
+	}
+	os.Exit(m.Run())
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/global-store/websocket.go b/cmd/swarm/global-store/websocket.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..afe9b7826c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/global-store/websocket.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"os"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/mock"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/mock/db"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/mock/mem"
+	cli "gopkg.in/urfave/cli.v1"
+)
+
+func startWS(ctx *cli.Context) (err error) {
+	log.PrintOrigins(true)
+	log.Root().SetHandler(log.LvlFilterHandler(log.Lvl(ctx.Int("verbosity")), log.StreamHandler(os.Stdout, log.TerminalFormat(true))))
+
+	var globalStore mock.GlobalStorer
+	dir := ctx.String("dir")
+	if dir != "" {
+		dbStore, err := db.NewGlobalStore(dir)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		defer dbStore.Close()
+		globalStore = dbStore
+		log.Info("database global store", "dir", dir)
+	} else {
+		globalStore = mem.NewGlobalStore()
+		log.Info("in-memory global store")
+	}
+
+	server := rpc.NewServer()
+	if err := server.RegisterName("mockStore", globalStore); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	endpoint := ctx.String("endpoint")
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", endpoint)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	wsAddress := listener.Addr().String()
+	origins := ctx.StringSlice("origins")
+	log.Info("websocket", "address", wsAddress, "origins", origins)
+
+	return http.Serve(listener, server.WebsocketHandler(origins))
+}
diff --git a/cmd/swarm/global-store/websocket_test.go b/cmd/swarm/global-store/websocket_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c0a6ee1daa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/swarm/global-store/websocket_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright 2019 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of go-ethereum.
+//
+// go-ethereum is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// go-ethereum is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+// along with go-ethereum. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rpc"
+	mockRPC "github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/swarm/storage/mock/rpc"
+)
+
+func TestWebsocket_InMemory(t *testing.T) {
+	testWebsocket(t, true)
+}
+
+func TestWebsocket_Database(t *testing.T) {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "swarm-global-store-")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
+
+	testWebsocket(t, true, "--dir", dir)
+
+	testWebsocket(t, false, "--dir", dir)
+}
+
+func testWebsocket(t *testing.T, put bool, args ...string) {
+	addr := findFreeTCPAddress(t)
+	testCmd := runGlobalStore(t, append([]string{"ws", "--endpoint", addr}, args...)...)
+	defer testCmd.Interrupt()
+
+	var client *rpc.Client
+	var err error
+	for i := 0; i < 1000; i++ {
+		client, err = rpc.DialWebsocket(context.Background(), "ws://"+addr, "")
+		if err == nil {
+			break
+		}
+		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	store := mockRPC.NewGlobalStore(client)
+	defer store.Close()
+
+	node := store.NewNodeStore(common.HexToAddress("123abc"))
+
+	wantKey := "key"
+	wantValue := "value"
+
+	if put {
+		err = node.Put([]byte(wantKey), []byte(wantValue))
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	gotValue, err := node.Get([]byte(wantKey))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if string(gotValue) != wantValue {
+		t.Errorf("got value %s for key %s, want %s", string(gotValue), wantKey, wantValue)
+	}
+}
+
+func findFreeTCPAddress(t *testing.T) (addr string) {
+	t.Helper()
+
+	listener, err := net.Listen("tcp", "")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer listener.Close()
+
+	return listener.Addr().String()
+}